Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph from a convention session. A long-haired man with a bare chest, wearing a white and gold wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaskar. The seated man wears white clothing and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand, and one man in the background holds up a camera. A white fan is visible at the upper left. a person: the long-haired man in the wrap with rudraksha malas, giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.

More like this

Open the gallery
July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired figure in a white and gold-bordered cloth with multiple rudraksha mala beads placing a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala, who stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together. Behind them, several men in white shirts with ID badges stand in an indoor hall with a standing fan. The scene suggests a blessing being given during the convention. A small circular portrait pendant hangs on the devotee's mala.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with a bare chest and a yellow-gold shawl, eyes closed, having his forehead touched by the raised right hand of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands with palms pressed together in namaste; the man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a small locket pendant. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them at a gathering, and one man at right holds a crystal-bead mala. The seated man with the shawl is shown receiving a blessing gesture.2006-07-30A long-haired man with rudraksha malas around his neck, bare-chested with a pale yellow shawl over one shoulder, places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in white clothes. The young man has his eyes closed, hands pressed together in anjali, a red-orange bead mala hanging on his chest and a vibhuti or kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind them, several men in white dress stand with hands folded, one in an orange shawl, and a camera-holding person is partly visible at upper left. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment, with a blue cabinet at right edge.2006-07-30A photograph from a Nithyananda convention where a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered white shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and white dhoti, who holds his palms together in namaskar and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand, one holding a small card or paper. A white fan is visible in the background. The long-haired man with the swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawl fits the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable), shown performing a blessing on a devotee.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with a red forehead mark and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over one shoulder, placing his hand on the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and white trousers with a brown rudraksha mala and a round pendant. A third man in white stands at the upper right, a camera is partly visible at the top left, and a rudraksha mala hangs in the lower right foreground. The setting is a plain room with a wall and a white electric fan. The long-haired man has long swept-back hair, a bare chest, a gold-bordered shawl and a vertical red forehead mark, which is a distinctive appearance cue matching the Swamiji (probable) candidate; he is performing a blessing on the seated devotee. Two people are fully visible and a third is partly visible, so four physical people are present.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30